THE GREEN BEADS
by Gorey, Edward
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Albondocani Press, 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 5 inches. [35] pp., including 14 full-page illustrations. Original pictorial wrappers, stitched. Prospectus card laid in. Numbered by the published and signed by the artist on the colophon. Fine.
From a stated edition of 426 signed copies (400 numbered and for sale, 26 lettered and not for sale); the present copy is signed by artist and numbered, "out of series 3/4," by the publisher (it was one of four additional copies beyond the order sent to Albondocani Press owner George Bixby by the printer).
A story in which an impoverished Little Tancred comes to the aid of "a disturbed person whose sex was unclear." The person is revealed to be the Baroness von Rettig, who had been presumed lost at sea.
Toledano A71. From the collection of George Bixby.
From a stated edition of 426 signed copies (400 numbered and for sale, 26 lettered and not for sale); the present copy is signed by artist and numbered, "out of series 3/4," by the publisher (it was one of four additional copies beyond the order sent to Albondocani Press owner George Bixby by the printer).
A story in which an impoverished Little Tancred comes to the aid of "a disturbed person whose sex was unclear." The person is revealed to be the Baroness von Rettig, who had been presumed lost at sea.
Toledano A71. From the collection of George Bixby.
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Details
- Bookseller
- W. C. Baker Rare Books & Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1083
- Title
- THE GREEN BEADS
- Author
- Gorey, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Albondocani Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American literature, modern literature, Victorian literature, satire, illustrated, primary work
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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Brooklyn, New York
About W. C. Baker Rare Books & Ephemera
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- Fine
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